All-optical logic operations by means of two interlinked χ (2) interactions in a single crystal

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1839-1847

  Puddu, Emiliano ^a,b   Allevi, Alessia ^a,b   Andreoni, Alessandra ^a,b   Bondani, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT MODULATION; LOGIC GATES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC OPERATIONS; INTERLINKED INTERACTIONS; OPTICAL RESOLUTION;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 10044277067     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001839     Document Type: Article

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